“Look, you should be brilliant at work. You really should. Focused, diligent, determined, collaborative, bold, visionary, purposeful, impactful. Your work must be the standard by which they judge others. But don’t get obsessed with it, even if you’re amazing. Have some humility. Be approachable. Laugh at yourself. Expect mistakes; don’t be too hard on yourself or others. Don’t be a self-righteous ass.” CourageHumilityToleranceLeadersEmotional IntelligenceSelfcareRole ModelPacesetterBenchmark Book:Let's Get Real: 42 Tips for the Stuck Manager Source: Let's Get Real: 42 Tips for the Stuck Manager
“You must want to change. That’s the starting point. You must want to be a leader and make a lasting positive impact on lives. You must want to grow the division or company. You must be able to see an incredible power that will be unleashed if you become a better people manager. That’s the start. Without this foresight and motivation, you can attend as many leadership development programs and read as many self-help books as you want but they won’t move the needle.” MotivationChangeSelf HelpTransformationLeadersImpacting Lives Book:Let's Get Real: 42 Tips for the Stuck Manager Source: Let's Get Real: 42 Tips for the Stuck Manager
“Usually, we develop our leadership style by unconsciously copying others, either parents or charismatic public figures (like Steve Jobs or Elon Musk) or (more likely) current or former bosses. It can also be a blend of the aforementioned. The reason is that most of us never formally learnt leadership or management — we simply watched and learned on the job. The problem is that many of us had and still have terrible role models.” LeadershipLearningBossLeadersRole ModelsToxic PeopleElon MuskSteve Jobs Book:Let's Get Real: 42 Tips for the Stuck Manager Source: Let's Get Real: 42 Tips for the Stuck Manager